The Government has announced an £8.3 billion fund to tackle poor quality roads across the country. Millions of motorists should enjoy smoother and safer journeys thanks to the “biggest ever road resurfacing programme to improve local roads.”
According to Transport Secretary, Mark Harper, more than 5000 miles of roads across the country will be resurfaced over the next 11 years. Some £150 million will go the way of local authorities in England over the course of this financial year, with a further £150 million set to follow for 2024/2025. The remaining budget will then be allocated through to 2034. Importantly, each local authority can use its share to identify which roads are in most need of repair.
New online ruse targets classic fans
Online fraudsters are continuing to target classic car enthusiasts, with a host of new scams including a possible new ruse that encourages people to interact with Facebook fan groups for popular classicrelated TV programmes and personalities in the mistaken belief that they are communicating with the stars of the show.
Three group pages – Fans of Car SOS UK, Fans of Edd China and Fans of Wheeler
Dealers – have each been posting around 10 times per day, with most of the posts featuring a repeat of the same phrase, usually: “Hello Fans, If you’re a huge fan of mine can I get a big YESS !!! I love you All [sic].” Some of these attract over 200 comments from fans who clearly think they are genuinely communicating with the likes of Edd, Fuzz Townshend and Mike Brewer.
These group pages are about as unofficial as can be, and we understand there is no affiliation to the TV shows or the stars involved. We contacted the admin of Edd’s main page, who confirmed that Edd only puts his genuine social links on his YouTube page at www.youtube.com/@eddchina. He also confirmed he’d reported the fan group.
While the Fans of Car SOS UK group was established in 2021, it is only more recently th
